Posts Tagged ‘american medical association’

Question by Raekwon the Chef: Will getting drunk once a week lead to alcoholism? and what about getting drunk 3 times in one week only?
Its summer and usually most people party more so if I were to get drunk 3 times a week but ONLY that one week, will it lead to alcoholism?

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Answer by exoticshorthairlover
alcoholism is based around your family history for the most part. do your family members have alcoholism? a lot of it is genetic. I don’t think drinking socially will cause alcoholism, but I’m not a doctor. just drink in moderation. if you start getting dependent on it, stop. don’t abuse alcohol just to party.

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Weekend social drinking can damage your DNA!
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Question by Antoiwanna: The American Medical Association and Alcoholics Anonymous BOTH believe that alcoholism is a disease. T or F?

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Answer by Lemanski’s Ghost
Of course it’s not so simple. AA recognizes a spiritual solution to alcoholism, so it is not a strictly biological disease in their view if spirituality can overcome it. They also tend to be negative toward things like medications to control cravings, depression, anxiety, etc. But it is certainly a physical condition within AA, and in their view it requires a metaphysical cure.

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Support resources
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n Exeter Area Cancer Prayer & Support Group: Holds a monthly meeting focusing on how the prayer experience is an important complement to medical treatment. There is no charge for this event. The group meets on the first Thursday of each month.
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Malaria Symptoms in the News

TNI BioTech, Inc. Announces Distribution Agreement Between AHAR Pharma for …
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While not a cure, Lodonal™ can offer meaningful disease prevention, particularly for patients suffering from a compromised immune system, as a result of infections, viruses, malaria and other infections." About TNI BioTech, Inc. TNI BioTech, Inc. is a …
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New Theory Published in Archeology Journal Suggests King Tut Had …
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New research questions previous theories, including a previous 2010 paper by Zahi Hawass and others, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggesting King Tut died of a combination of malaria and Köhler's disease type II, …
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Once bitten, twice shy
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Common symptoms of dengue are fever, headache, nausea, joint pain and body rash, while for malaria complaints range from chills, excessive sweating to jaundice, convulsions and nausea. “Secondary infections come with dengue, and the immune system …
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The World’s End (2013)
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“We’re going to see this through till the bitter end…or the lager end.” The World’s End is a 2013 directed by Edgar Wright and written by Wright and Simon Pegg. The third film in Wright and Pegg’s trilogy of loving parodies after the brilliant Shaun of the Dead and even more brilliant Hot Fuzz, Th …
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Only Words and Unintended Consequences
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The American Medical Association voted not long ago to classify obesity as a disease. The intentions were good, for obesity and the associated health problems, do need attention. There are problems with this, for example if one uses only body mass index to diagnose, then an individual with heavy mus …
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Bucket list #3 (continued): Lucerne and Lake Lugano
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Question by Cynthesizer: Why is alcoholism considered a disease?
Doesn’t it still require some “choice” to become an alcoholic? People who are genetically predicted to become alcoholics (such as myself) don’t always become alcoholics. What makes us different from those who do? Choice.

I’m not saying it’s easy or something to take lightly. I don’t when people just tell alcoholics to stop drinking because I know it doesn’t work like that. But just becomes it’s hard to overcome doesn’t mean it’s impossible. It doesn’t take therapy and willpower to overcome other diseases. Most aren’t self inflicted, at least to the extent that alcoholism is.

I found this quote identifying it as a disease: “In 1956, the American Medical Association officially said alcoholism met three standard criteria for being declared a disease. First, it had an identifiable set of symptoms. Second, it followed a predictable and malignant progression if not treated, and third, it did respond to treatment.” But this seems very vague and I bet a lot of addictions/disorders could fit this descriptions yet aren’t labeled a disease.

A Review of RAPTURE, BLISTER, BURN at ACT in Seattle – With Video Highlights
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? Kirsten Potter, Jeffrey Frace, Kathryn van Meter, Photo: John Cornicello – See more at: http://www.acttheatre.org/About/MediaRoom/ProductionPhotos/RaptureBlisterBurn#sthash.lWchqNvW.dpuf People say hindsight is 20/20, but three old friends in a new play called Rapture,Blister, Burn , still need gl …
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ANTHONY WEINER’S WIFE: “A WOMAN OF VALOR”
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In the bad, old days, marriage was expected to be forever, and divorce was difficult and stigmatizing, especially of women. Then came the aftermath of World War II. Some husbands damaged by the war returned home greatly changed, difficult or dangerous, and intolerable to their wives (so, too, today) …
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Obesity is a Disease?
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